That is impressive... In some ways more then Niagara falls.... The reason I say that is over time (unless they use it for hydro power and reduce the water flow) those falls move over time some... Not sure how often or how much but I assume that every so often that means that bridge has to be changed some how ever they do that to a bridge..

I like the idea of Public transport for everyone. The minute public transport attracts everyone, that's when you know that transit authorities are successful progressive thinkers - or maybe you know that gas prices are insane and that the city's traffic is even more insane or maybe both

paul writes at 07:20:23 10/28/10 - Comment #59065

Wow that's totally awesome, I'm jealous. In terms of the transit API, I think a major differencce is that public transit there seems more for everyone. Here it seems mostly for people who can't afford cars and those few green people. Not necessary a tech heavy group.

At first it does seem odd since they bombed us and then we nuked them twice. But if you think a bit past that once we won there where all these rules and laws (that I don't know) but it keep there army small and they rebuilt after the war and went on to great prosperity and look at us. You could say that the losing the war was the best thing that happened to them and you would be right, but still kinda odd. Oh yeah and now we buy anime and porn off of them not just their steel and electronics......

tinypliny writes at 09:18:48 10/22/10 - Comment #58996

Heh, it just says relations. They are just being democratic and remembering the good and the bad.

uncutsaniflush writes at 10:53:30 10/21/10 - Comment #58993

(e:jim) - that is a really good point. It does seem weird to commemorate the years the U.S. and Japan were at war.

jim writes at 10:08:40 10/21/10 - Comment #58992

Period covers WW2, so commemorating the whole 150 year span just struck me oddly.

uncutsaniflush writes at 08:55:56 10/21/10 - Comment #58991

Yes, if memory serves, March 31, 1854 was the day when Japan signed a treaty with the U.S. to open Japan to American trade. Most historians think that the Japanese government agreed to the treaty because they didn't want to be attacked by Commodore Matthew Perry and his black ships. For most practical purposes, there were no relations between Japan and the U.S. before that date.